One startling feature of the second Trump era is just how fast things are moving compared with the sleepy Biden years.

Steel tariffs and trade wars. Elon Musk taking on the federal bureaucracy. Pope Francis vs. the vice president. Trump’s ultimatum to Hamas to release the hostages. Inflation up and the chances for a big budget deal down.

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